sedated
adjective
se·dat·ed si-ˈdā-təd 
: being in a calm, relaxed state resulting from or as if from the effect of a sedative drug : affected by or experiencing sedation
a heavily/lightly sedated patient
The procedure demanded that the patient be sedated but not comatose, as he had to respond to commands and answer questions.—
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With a clean swoop, Miller had the animal subdued and sedated. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026 Daejeon officials released video showing rescuers retrieving the sedated wolf from a ditch and carefully placing him in a carrier — a moment of relief for the many people who had followed his story. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 There’s no need for a friend of a dental hygienist to stay in the room with a sedated underage female patient in a world that has total respect for women. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026 According to McGhee, his brother was heavily sedated, still in need of a breathing tube and had not yet spoken a week after the crash. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026 Right now, Frazier is heavily sedated. —Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025 The animal was later sedated and safely returned to her habitat, with no injuries reported. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025 Earlier this year, a 45-year-old Brazilian social-media star named Ricardo Godoi went into a private hospital for a full-back tattoo while sedated and intubated. —John Semley, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025 By then Rachel was heavily sedated. —Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026 Daejeon officials released video showing rescuers retrieving the sedated wolf from a ditch and carefully placing him in a carrier — a moment of relief for the many people who had followed his story. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 There’s no need for a friend of a dental hygienist to stay in the room with a sedated underage female patient in a world that has total respect for women. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026 According to McGhee, his brother was heavily sedated, still in need of a breathing tube and had not yet spoken a week after the crash. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026 Right now, Frazier is heavily sedated. —Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025 The animal was later sedated and safely returned to her habitat, with no injuries reported. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025 Earlier this year, a 45-year-old Brazilian social-media star named Ricardo Godoi went into a private hospital for a full-back tattoo while sedated and intubated. —John Semley, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025 By then Rachel was heavily sedated. —Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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